Israel and Hezbollah resumed missile attacks against each other on Tuesday morning, following Lebanon's deadliest day since 2006.
Heavy Israeli artillery bombardment killed at least 560 people on Monday and forced thousands to flee southern Lebanon, Lebanese officials said, as Israel and Iranian proxy terrorist group Hezbollah remain on the brink of all-out war.
Hezbollah said it had fired missiles at eight targets in Israel early Tuesday, and the Israeli military said it was tracking 55 rockets that were fired from Lebanon and landed in Israel.
The Israeli military said it continued to carry out dozens of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions inside Lebanon, and that artillery and tanks continued to hit positions near the border.
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Thick smoke rises over the southern outskirts of Beirut after an Israeli airstrike. Lebanese authorities said at least 560 people were killed in the Israeli attack on Monday.
Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah cells and weapons caches in the country.
The Israeli airstrikes were widespread and targeted southern Lebanon, covering an area of more than 650 square miles, according to U.S. fire-tracking satellite data analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press.
These satellites, part of NASA's Fire Intelligence for Resource Management System, are typically used to track wildfires in rural areas of the U.S., but they can also be used to track flash and burning after airstrikes, especially if the airstrikes ignite flammable materials like munitions or fuel on the ground.
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Israeli officials insist they do not want the conflict with Hezbollah to escalate into all-out war, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Sunday that the accumulation of weapons and equipment on the Israeli-Lebanese border was not preparation for an invasion.
As Israeli airstrikes intensified, residents of southern Lebanon, especially near the border, were forced to flee to the north of the country, causing traffic jams at the entrance to the city of Saida.
on the other hand, Aircraft Carrier USS TrumanTwo destroyers and one cruiser departed from Norfolk, Virginia, for the Mediterranean on a routine deployment that could allow the U.S. to keep both the Truman and the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, which is in the Gulf of Oman, nearby in case further violence erupts.
Israeli security and rescue forces work at the site of a rocket strike fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, Sunday, September 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Gil Nechushtan)
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held back-to-back phone calls with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the weekend, calling for a ceasefire and de-escalation of regional tensions.
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“As I've emphasized, given the tensions and escalation, there is the potential for a broader regional conflict. I don't think we're there yet, but it's a dangerous situation,” Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
